Programs & Events

Clifford Law Offices has sponsored free continuing legal education (CLE) programs on various professional responsibility and ethics topics, including client communication, trial work, witness preparation, and social media, since 2008. In 2022, the firm expanded its CLE offerings to encompass topics related to essential mental health and wellness, as well as physical well-being for legal professionals.  The firm’s founder and senior partner, Robert A. Clifford, is dedicated to enhancing the legal profession through accessible legal education…

Clifford Law Offices is honored to serve as the Premier Sustaining Partner Sponsor of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI) for the 2024-2025 bar year, supporting an organization whose mission to protect and advance women in law closely aligns with our values as a firm. Sarah F. King, partner at Clifford Law Offices and outgoing WBAI President, led an impactful year of leadership that we are proud to celebrate. As we reflect on the…

WTTW broadcasted the compelling documentary “EASTLAND: Chicago’s Deadliest Day” on July 24, 26, and 28, 2025. The documentary, which was initially released in 2019, tells the harrowing story of the Eastland Disaster of July 24, 1915, when a passenger steamer capsized while docked on the Chicago River, killing 844 people, many of whom were workers and families from Western Electric. It remains one of the deadliest tragedies in the city’s history and ranks as one…

On Friday, June 27, 2025, Clifford Law Offices will join the Chicago Bar Association (CBA) at the Union League Club of Chicago for its Annual Meeting. The event, which will include a reception and awards ceremony, celebrates the 2024-2025 bar year accomplishments of both the organization and its outstanding members. The 2025 CBA Annual Meeting will feature remarks from outgoing President John C. Sciaccotta, recognition of outgoing officers and board members, reports from the CBA…

Erin E. Clifford, Managing Director of Clifford Law Offices and wellness coach and consultant, presented a free one-hour continuing legal education (CLE) webinar program on Thursday, June 12, 2025. “Reimagining Wellness for Lawyers – Strategies to Thrive at Work and Life” examined how to redefine wellness by approaching it through a more holistic, self-compassionate lens. Specifically, lawyers learned how to lead a more harmonious life by building resilience and establishing clear boundaries. Lawyers also explored…

Clifford Law Offices joined WTTW/WFMT in celebrating seventy years of public television and radio in Chicago. The public broadcasting station’s 70th anniversary celebration took place on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at the Lyric Opera House of Chicago. Robert A. Clifford, founder and senior partner at Clifford Law Offices, has long supported WTTW’s civic leadership in Chicago and its mission to engage audiences by entertaining, inspiring, educating, and reflecting diverse perspectives. Bob and Clifford Law Offices…

The 2025 Bradley M. Cosgrove 1L Mock Trial Competition took place on May 16 at the University of Illinois, Chicago School of Law. Open to all 1L law students, the competition provides law students with the opportunity to showcase and test their legal knowledge and trial skills in a courtroom environment. The annual competition honors Bradley Cosgrove, partner at Clifford Law Offices and a notable graduate of the University, who is recognized for his exceptional…

The 31st annual Clifford Tort Symposium, “Social Science and Civil Justice,” was held at DePaul University College of Law on May 22-23, 2025. The 2025 program examined how the insights and procedures of social scientists have influenced the civil justice system. Two dozen academics from around the country joined this year’s symposium to consider five key issues raised by social scientists, including what social science research teaches about decision-maker prejudice and bias, as well as…

Shannon M. McNulty, partner at Clifford Law Offices, spoke at the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) conference on artificial intelligence in Champaign, Illinois. “Generative Artificial Intelligence—Fact or Fiction: Transforming the Legal Practice” was held April 2-4, 2025, at the I Hotel and Conference Center. It explored hot topics impacting civil practice and procedure and the issues AI is creating for lawyers and judges. Shannon McNulty spoke on a panel entitled “Artificial Intelligence Evidence in Litigation…